Fourth Grade Newsletter

10/21- Lunch with a Loved One- Book Fair

10/22- Fall Festival 5:00-7:00

10/23- Bothwell Bash

10/26- 10/30- Red Ribbon Week

10/27- World Occupational Therapist Day

10/29- Classroom Spelling Bee

11/05- Veterans Day Parade

11/05- Red, White and Blue Day

11/06- Jersey Day

11/06- FCA Meeting

11/06- House Meeting

11/06- Fun Run

11/9-11/13- World Kindness Week

11/11- Veteran's Day

11/20- Bothwell Bash

It is time again for our annual spelling bee! All 3rd-4th graders are eligible to compete in the classroom spelling bee, which ultimately could lead them to the Bothwell spelling bee! This year is also extra special because we will have a Celina ISD Spelling Bee. Study lists will be sent home in Thursday folders this week. These words are NOT the words that will be used for the actual spelling bee. They are meant to study the spelling patterns.

The Classroom Spelling Bee will be held on Thursday, October 29th during the school day in your child's homeroom class. The top 10 students from each grade level classroom bee will advance to the Bothwell Spelling Bee, which will be held on Monday, December 7th at 8:00am in the gym. Please note the date change as there was a type in the printed letter! Only parents of the participants will be invited to attend. Thank you for helping us make the spelling bee a success!

If you have any questions regarding the Spelling Bee, feel free to reach out to Ciera Howell at cierahowell@celinaisd.com.

GT Referral Window: October 5–16, 2026

Celina ISD’s Gifted & Talented referral window will be open October 5–16, 2026. Parents, teachers, and staff may refer a student for GT testing during this window.

This is the only GT referral window for the 2026–2027 school year. No additional referrals will be accepted after the window closes.

Please note: All 2nd grade students will participate in the district’s GT universal screener and do not need to be referred.

https://celina.projectedu.net/home/CustomGTParentReferral

Please see the graphic below for testing dates and service timelines.

If you have any questions, please reach out to our campus GT Teacher, Molly Anderson. mollyanderson@celinaisd.com

Staif: literati.com/a/wishlists/mia-staifs-wishlist-x8bad

Jacobs: literati.com/a/wishlists/mr-jacobs-wishlist-xa002

Binion: literati.com/a/wishlists/isabella-binions-wishlist-x8cb1

Math

Equivalent Fractions:

Visualizing & Locating: Using number lines and visual models to spot fractions that share the same size and point on a number line (like 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8)

Creating & Proving: Generating equivalent fractions using visual representations and using multiples of numerators and denominators.

Explaining: Reasoning and explaining why two fractions are equal.

Science

4.8C- demonstrate and describe how electrical energy travels in a closed path that can produce light and thermal energy.

Below, we have included a link to Clever, along with their Google credentials for logging in. All that’s needed is your student's ID number, which is the same as their lunch code.

1. Progress Learning (ELAR, Math, Science and Texas History)

2. Xtra Math (Math)

3. Flocabulary (Reading)

Mrs. Barnard (Math/Science) Kelseybarnard@celinaisd.com

Ms. Binion (ELAR/TX History) Isabellabinion@celinaisd.com

Mr. Jacobs (Math) Thomasjacobs@celinaisd.com

Ms.Staif (TX History/Science) Miastaif@celinaisd.com

Mrs. Wilson (ELAR) Jaylynwilson@celinaisd.com